St. Petersburg College Library Bloghttp://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/The mission of the M. M. Bennett Library of St. Petersburg College in its support of the philosophy and objectives of the College is to provide comprehensive library and information services to meet the curricular, research, cultural and recreational needs of the college community. Please note: SPC's Library Blog provides links to web sites not maintained by SPC. SPC does not accept responsibility for the content, practices or policies found on any external site.ennoreply@blogger.com (Chad Mairn)Mon, 17 Sep 2018 03:07:19 PDTBlogger http://www.blogger.com348125This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License.st,petersburg,college,SPC,spc,library,libraries,academic,higher,education,technology,databases,research,institution,florida,electronicEducation/Higher Educationmairn.chad@spcollege.eduChad MairnChad Mairnnost,petersburg,college,SPC,spc,library,libraries,academic,higher,education,technology,databases,research,institution,florida,electronicThe mission of the M. M. Bennett Library of St. Petersburg College in its support of the philosophy and objectives of the College is to provide comprehensive library and information services to meet the curricular, research, cultural and recreational needThe mission of the M. M. Bennett Library of St. Petersburg College in its support of the philosophy and objectives of the College is to provide comprehensive library and information services to meet the curricular, research, cultural and recreational needs of the college community.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use.The Wrecking Crewhttp://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-wrecking-crew.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:00:34 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-4301343903280982065
SPC’s Music Industry/Recording Arts Program
presents The Wrecking Crew: an Evening
with Filmmaker Denny Tedesco.
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What
the Funk Brothers did for Motown …The Wrecking Crew did, only bigger, for the
West Coast Sound. Six years in a row in the 1960’s and early 1970’s, the Grammy
for “Record of the Year” went to Wrecking Crew recordings. And 7Jazz in the Stacks!http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/jazz-in-stacks.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Wed, 15 Apr 2015 11:26:37 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-6619965840263593593
In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, St. Petersburg College will host Jazz in the Stacks, a free concert featuring O Som Do Jazz, on April 22, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. at its Seminole Community Library, 9200 113th St. Seminole, FL 33772.
O Som Do Jazz recaptures the spirit of 1960-80s Brazilian Bossa Nova, samba-jazz, and Música Popular Brasileira (MPB). Based in St. Petersburg, Florida, the4Comic Con was huge success!http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2014/08/comic-con-was-huge-success.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Wed, 13 Aug 2014 11:14:34 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-371891710050406133
Mid-Pinellas Comic Con
More than 3,000 fans packed the halls of the St. Petersburg College, Seminole campus library and conference center for the inaugural Mid-Pinellas Comic Con and Maker Con on Saturday, 9 August 2014. Planned in just six weeks by Seminole campus librarian Chad Mairn, Greg Plantamura of the TARDIS Riders in Pinellas, Mike Bryan and Jill Storm of the Seminole Community 4SPC Library Hosting Comic Con!http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2014/08/seminole-community-library-hosting.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Tue, 05 Aug 2014 10:30:35 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-1389551212628940367
St. Petersburg College is teaming up with the Seminole Community Library to host the Mid-Pinellas Comic Con (and Maker Con),
a comic book and popular culture convention at the Seminole Community
Library on Saturday, Aug. 9. The inaugural event is free and open to the
public from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
From superheroes and gaming to technology demonstrations, there is a
little something to bring 2Innovation Lab's 1st Workshop: LibraryBox! http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/innovation-labs-1st-workshop-librarybox.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Thu, 12 Jun 2014 13:56:13 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-930638226169590143
TP-Link 3G/4G Wireless Router
Today was the Innovation Lab's first workshop! We built an Online File Distribution System using LibraryBox. According to the project's website, LibraryBox v2.0 is a combination of a router, USB drive, and open source software that, when combined, gives you a small, low powered webserver. This webserver will distribute files (e.g., .STL files for 3D 0Innovation Lab Grand Opening!http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/innovation-lab-grand-opening.htmlInnovation LabMakerspacemairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Tue, 27 May 2014 11:31:31 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-5599904944137215122
Beginning June 3rd, budding creators and innovators can share ideas, create robots, learn or sharpen programming skills, and build objects using 3-D printers at SPC’s new Innovation Lab. The space, located in the Seminole Community Library, provides a modern, technologically advanced version of your dad’s garage, so to speak.
The space will provide an area where people with common 2Jazz in the Stacks!http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/jazz-in-stacks.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Thu, 27 Mar 2014 08:08:31 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-3781522356976815699
Jazz in the Stacks
with the Helios Swingtet featuring Bryan Hughes
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In
honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, St. Petersburg College will host Jazz in the
Stacks, a free concert featuring the Helios Swinget with Bryan Hughes, on April
15, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. at its West St. Petersburg Community Library, 750 66th
Street North, St. Petersburg.
The 7-piece Helios Swingtet with 0Preview Our New Research Interface!http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/preview-our-new-research-interface.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:16:46 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-3708848602084241423
You are invited to preview the new statewide view of the Mango discovery research system and catalog. This new statewide union discovery research tool will eventually replace the separate, legacy union catalogs of both the university and college system, as well as the current Search Florida Libraries interface. To access the preview interface, go tohttp://discover.flvc.org.
This preview 0Introducing Indoor Google Maps!http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/find-your-way-around-seminole-campus.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:18:04 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-5532712828171440319
Google Maps now
allows users to view and navigate indoor floor plans and will provide step-by-step
directions to rooms, offices, restrooms, reading/study areas, and more that are
located within the St. Petersburg College Seminole Campus!
Google Maps will guide you to the campus, but zooming further
into the map will now display an indoor floor plan of the building. You can
also use the 0Find library articles in Google!http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/find-library-articles-in-google.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:53:45 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-9071070004155687676
EBSCOHost's CustomLinks feature was recently enabled for Google! We have had Google Scholar setup to link to library databases for several years, but now basic Google searches are linking to the SPC Library's EBSCO databases.
If you have any questions don't forget to ask your Librarian!0OverDrive Updates iOS/Android Apphttp://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/overdrive-updates-iosandroid-app.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Tue, 28 May 2013 09:58:39 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-1522328668981007869
OverDrive has released an updated version of the OverDrive
Media Console (OMC) mobile app for iOS and Android (v2.6.5). Below is a
summary of the release details.
OMC for iOS v2.6.5
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in-app browser
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&lt;!--[endif]-0New Videos on Demand!http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/new-videos-on-demand.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Mon, 05 Aug 2013 07:04:53 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-4106780989607397249
New titles from Films Media
Group have been added to the following Films On Demand streaming video collections:
• Health &amp; Medicine Collection
• Humanities &amp; Social Sciences
Collection
• Science &amp; Mathematics Collection
• Business &amp; Economics Collection
• Archival Films &amp; Newsreels Collection
To access these titles, go to http://digital.films.com/ and log in with your student 1Jazz in the Stacks!http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/jazz-in-stacks.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:30:05 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-1307206990210601095
Event Name:
Jazz in the Stacks with O Som Do Jazz
Description:
In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, St. Petersburg College will host Jazz in the Stacks,
a free concert featuring O Som Do Jazz, on April 4, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.
at its West St. Petersburg Community Library,
750 66th Street North, St. Petersburg.
O Som Do Jazz recaptures the spirit of 1960-80s
Brazilian Bossa Nova, 0New eBook Platform!http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/new-ebook-platform.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:25:33 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-6205448764566929387
SPC Libraries are now live with
OverDrive’s Next Generation Digital Library Platform. When you get a chance
check it out at http://digitalbooks.tblc.org
What's included?
The OverDrive Web interface has been completely updated and it is a huge improvement. Here is a YouTube video explaining the Next Generation Digital Library's One Step Checkout Demo.
OverDrive's 'Recommend to 1Author Garth Stein coming to SPC!http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/garth-stein-nytimes-bestseller-coming.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Wed, 15 May 2013 10:25:14 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-1786524619642513388
New York Times Bestselling author, Garth Stein is coming to
SPC!
March 12th 5:30-7:30pm St. Petersburg Gibbs Music Center
March 13th 9:30-11:30am Clearwater Library
(focus on curriculum)
Readings by Mr. Stein
Q&amp;A session
Book Signing
1Recommend E-Books! http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/recommend-e-books.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:07:08 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-3030438022727015650
OverDrive's 'Recommend to Library' feature is live! Visit tblc.lib.overdrive.com/ and conduct a search. If the library doesn't have a specific digital title then you can recommend that we acquire it for the library collection. Below are screenshots of what the process looks like.
Don't see the digital tiles you were hoping to find? Select the "Find More" button.
Select the "0Pinellas County's 100th Year Anniversaryhttp://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/pinellas-countys-100th-year-anniversary.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:55:45 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-332498498377674896
Come Celebrate! 100 Years Ago Western Hillsborough County Broke Away To Form Pinellas County
1912 was a tumultuous time in the world. The R.M.S. Titanic sank with 1,517 souls on board, the Republic of China was declared, Fenway Park in Boston opened its doors for the first time, and, among many other things, the western portion of Hillsborough County broke off to form Pinellas County.
0Ask-a-Librarian in Facebookhttp://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/ask-librarian-in-facebook.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:35:05 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-2775230242754591867
The popular Ask-a-Librarian reference service
is now available within the St. Petersburg College Library’s Facebook Page, which is located
at facebook.com/spclibrary! You do not need to be logged in to Facebook to use the service; simply select the
Ask-a-Librarian tab (see below screenshot).
Then select the chat with a librarian, the text us
option, or choose a local 1Free Speech and Social Mediahttp://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/free-speech-and-social-media.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Tue, 18 Sep 2012 06:41:22 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-4795007846803558077
The Applied Ethics Institute
presents The Ethical Implications of Free Speech in the World of Social
Media.
0Free Microsoft Software for Studentshttp://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/free-microsoft-software-for-students.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Thu, 06 Sep 2012 06:47:20 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-1721275392461637917
SPC
students can download Microsoft Office software for FREE. Log in to MySPC
and look for the Download Microsoft Software link under My Resources. The free
software, for both Windows and Mac, includes Word, PowerPoint, Outlook with
Business Contact Manager, Excel, OneNote, Access and more.
The free
software is available to all degree- and certificate-seeking students.
If0President Obama speaking at SPChttp://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/president-obama-speaking-at-spc.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:39:54 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-5714883135029650597
President Barack Obama will be speaking at St. Petersburg College on Saturday, two days after his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Obama will appear at the college's Seminole campus, on Natural Habitat Park Field. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required for entrance. One ticket per person will be 0Attention MIRA Studentshttp://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/attention-mira-students.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Fri, 09 Aug 2013 08:44:21 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-6774627421305491336
SPC Libraries have been purchasing and digitizing music,
which can be accessed via the SPC Radio Server. As of today, we have 38.1 GBs
of music encoded in the .wav format! This is growing very fast. Anyway, I don’t think it is practical to
digitize every song purchased, so please contact me at mairn.chad (at) spcollege.edu or at (727)
394-6917 to give me specific title requests that you want0Genealogy Researchhttp://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/genealogy-research.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:35:54 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-1436911757696366568
The Gibbs Campus Library now has 1 computer designated for genealogy research for in-house use only. Ancestry.com is the world's largest online family history resource including access to worldwide census, marriage, newspaper and various other records.
Visit your library today or call (727) 341-7177 for more information.
0Migration & Global Governancehttp://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/migration-global-governance-program.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:22:21 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-3324607840428275696
United Nations Association Tampa Bay Chapter
and
St. Petersburg College Model United Nations
Dr. M. Scott
Solomon
University of
South Florida/Tampa
Migration and
Global Governance
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
11:30 A.M. to
1:00 p.m.
St. Petersburg College EpiCenter - 13805 58th St. N.
in Largo
Program
11:30 – 12:00 – Box Lunch - $10.00 per person (cash or
checks made payable 0Library User Survey 2012http://spclibraryblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/library-user-survey-2012.htmlmairn.chad@spcollege.edu (Chad Mairn)Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:20:30 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452380.post-142237395632925622
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